Canon iP2000 PIXMA and Linux
I have a Canon iP2000 printer. The cartridges are cheap and it prints fairly fast. But it doesn’t support Linux officially.
Note that TurboPrint is commercial, not open source
The Canon drivers have some parts that are GPL with a special extension to link them to some proprietary code they provide in binary form.
I tried to use the Canon iP3100 Linux driver with the iP2000, after that Windows wouldn’t recognize it anymore! I was blaming the Linux drivers until I took it back to the supplier and they said the USB cable was faulty. After replacing the cable, it works fine on Windows again…
USB IDs
From looking in the Registry Windows is looking for:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Device Instance Id | USBPRINT\CANONIP2000\6&183AA36C&0&USB001 |
| Hardware Ids | usbprint\canonip20007cf6 |
Also under Printer Driver data it has DeviceID as MFG:Canon;CMD:BJL,BJRaster3,BSCCe;SOJ:TXT01;MDL:iP2000;CLS:PRINTER;DES:Canon iP2000;VER:1.05;STA:10;
Links
Canon sites
- Canon Europe - PIXMA iP2000
- Canon New Zealand - iP2000 Support
- Canon i250 drivers
- Canon Europe - PIXMA iP1500
- PIXMA iP2000 - driver downloads
- Linux drivers - Japanese site referred below with drivers
Mailing List / Forum Posts
- PIXMA MP780 Linux Support - recommends TurboPrint
- Re: Canon-list Digest, Vol 16, Issue 4 - uses BJC-7000 (GIMP printer) for iP3000 on Ubuntu 5.04
- PIXMA MP780 Linux Support - recommends using original Canon drivers (following German post)
- getting canon printers working (German) - PIXMA MP750 / iP4000 - recommends using Canon BubbleJet drivers from Japanese site, includes .ppd file for iP4000 English translation
- Canon PIXMA iP4000 - recommends using CUPS and Canon BJC-7004 driver
- Installing Canon ip2000 on Red Hat9.0 - no reply
- |HCL - Canon PIXMA iP4000 - recommends Canon S500 or S800 on Mandriva
- Canon PIXMA iP1500 and Linux - recommends Canon BubbleJet drivers from Japanese site, discusses FC4
